The World of Benjamin Cardozo: Personal Values and the Judicial Process

by Richard D. Polenberg

Book Overview

"The sordid controversies of litigants," Benjamin Cardozo once said, are "the stuff from which great and shining truths will ultimately be shaped." As one of America's most influential judges, first on New York State's Court of Appeals and then on the United States Supreme Court, Cardozo (1870-1938) oversaw this transformation daily. How he arrived at his rulings, with their far-reaching consequences, becomes clear in this book, the first to explore...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674960521
• ISBN13: 9780674960527
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.9"